Overview
Galt is a small town in Sacramento County, California, at the northern end of the San Joaquin Valley.
1 sights · 1 places to stay
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Best things about Galt
Brewster House
Galt's top attraction (don't get too excited) is this two-story Italianate wooden house dating from the founding of the town in 1869, now listed in the National Register of Historic Places. No entry.
Plan your trip
Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: Feb–May, Oct–Nov. Summer highs reach about 95°F; winter lows dip to about 38°F. Very hot (Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep) — plan outdoor time for mornings. Wettest: Jan and Feb. (climate data from nearby Stockton)
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- SCK Stockton Metropolitan Airport, Stockton — 26 mi away. Directions
- SMF Sacramento International Airport, Sacramento — 34 mi away (major hub). Directions
Galt is about 30 min south of Sacramento on California State Route 99.
Full “Get in” guide ↓Budget & where to stay
No prices are listed for this place yet. See the Sleep guide ↓ for options.
Food for you
What to ask about, for your diet
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Understand
Galt is a rural town created in 1869 when the Central Pacific Railroad Company built the first transcontinental railway across the US. While hardly a tourist attraction in itself, it has a pleasant enough old town and makes a convenient base for visiting the vineyards of Lodi only a few min south of town.
Libertarians will have to shrug like Atlas: the town was named after its founder John McFarland's Canadian home town of Galt, now a part of Cambridge, Ontario, and has no connection to Ayn Rand's character.
Get in
Galt is about 30 min south of Sacramento on California State Route 99.
Cargo trains continue to trundle through Galt, but there is no direct passenger service. Lodi, a few minutes south, has 4 Amtrak trains daily.
See
See Brewster House
Galt's top attraction (don't get too excited) is this two-story Italianate wooden house dating from the founding of the town in 1869, now listed in the National Register of Historic Places. No entry.
Sleep
Stay La Quinta Galt Lodi North
Opened 2022, almost certainly the nicest digs in Galt. Tastefully decorated modern rooms, indoor pool, solid breakfast included. Only downside is the location right off Route 99, convenient enough for travel but a bit noisy and not walking distance to town (or anything, really).
Nearby
Lodi
City / town · 6 listings · 9 mi away
Walnut Grove
City / town · 11 listings · 11 mi away
Elk Grove
City / town · 17 listings · 13 mi away
Isleton
City / town · 5 listings · 18 mi away
Stockton
City / town · 26 listings · 20 mi away
Rio Vista
City / town · 8 listings · 22 mi away
Sacramento
City / town · 91 listings · 23 mi away
Rancho Cordova
City / town · 13 listings · 23 mi away
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